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The ADHD Skills Lab

Lindsay Guentzel: On ADHD, rejection sensitivity and burnout

Nov 13, 2023
Lindsay Guentzel, award-winning journalist, talks about her experiences with ADHD, rejection sensitivity, burnout, and executive dysfunction. She shares strategies to overcome these challenges and discusses the impact of ADHD on work life, boundaries, and relationships. The podcast also explores advice for young people interested in journalism, navigating neurotypical expectations, and finding support and understanding with ADHD.
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  • Lindsay Guentzel shares her experience of discovering her ADHD diagnosis in 2021 and the emotions of frustration and relief that come with a later-in-life diagnosis.
  • Lindsay emphasizes the importance of owning up to mistakes, learning from them, and supporting one another through challenges.

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Discovering ADHD Diagnosis

Lindsay Genssel shares her experience of discovering her ADHD diagnosis in 2021 during the pandemic. After coming across a tweet linking gifted and talented kids to undiagnosed ADHD in adults, Lindsay took the initiative to contact her primary care provider and quickly received a diagnosis of combined type ADHD. She describes the process of exploring and learning about ADHD and the emotions of frustration and relief that come with a later-in-life diagnosis.

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